| 13-3A District Insider |
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new look 13-3A has five of the six teams in the loop in action as only Emory
Rains is idle. Lovejoy plays their
first ever varsity game in school history against Sanger. Nevada Community will look for their first
ever playoff appearance in school history in 2008 and they open the 2008
season with Class 2A Melissa. Princeton and Crandall hook up in a battle of
teams who disappointed in 2007. A very
young Quinlan Ford squad hooks up with Mineola out of district 14-3A. Defending Class 2A Division 1 State
Champion Farmersville takes on Winnsboro to close out the slate this week. |
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Home
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Visitor
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| #31 |
Lovejoy (0-0) |
#23 |
Sanger (0-0) |
| #18 |
Nevada Community (0-0) |
DFW 2A |
Melissa (0-0) |
| #28 |
Princeton (0-0) |
#27 |
Crandall (0-0) |
| #21 |
Quinlan Ford (0-0) |
ETX |
Mineola (0-0) |
| ETX 2A |
Winnsboro (0-0) |
#11 |
Farmersville (0-0) |
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| Sanger vs. Lovejoy: Lovejoy
is playing their first varsiity game and they have some high hopes of being
competitive in their first ever varsity game.
They have a winnable opener against Sanger but the Indians have a very
good group coming back from last year's 3-7 squad. I expect Lovejoy to stay competitive but in
the end Sanger pulls away. |
| Melissa vs. Nevada Community: Melissa has had
relative success in their short history and the Cardinals should be a tough
foe for the Nevada Community Braves who should be on an emotional high with
the return of QB B.J. Dale who missed all of 2007 after suffering injuries in
a car accident. Look for a close one,
but we'll take the Braves. |
| Crandall vs. Princeton: Neither team had
real good seasons in 2007, Crandall's was expected as the Pirates went with a
youth movement. Princeton dabbled in the Single Wing offense for part of the
year but that turned out to be a disaster. Crandall's expereince will play a
key role in this one and I expect CHS to win by a rather large margin. |
| Mineola vs. Quinlan Ford: Another very good
matchup as both teams on paper appear to be evenly matched. Mineola is led by
RB C.J. Everett, while Quinlan Ford is very young and could suffer first game
jitters. QFHS does have some decent depth and talent but with their youth
we'll take the Yellow Jackets to win by 6 points. |
| Farmersville vs. Winnsboro: Class 2A Winnsboro hosts the defending 2A champions who
have since moved up to Class 3A. Winnsboro has back a lot of experience and
that should give the Red Raiders confidence, however Farmersville despite
losing Tahj Redwine still has RB Nickevian Taylor and the very versatile
Chase Wiggins. I'll go with the
Farmers. |
| The Other
Matt's Assessment -- by Matt Diggs |
| Sanger by 28 over Lovejoy |
| Nevada Community by 10 over Melissa |
| Crandall by 21 over Princeton |
| Quinlan Ford by 18 over Mineola |
| Farmersville by 10 over Winnsboro |
| Official Week 0 Picks -- Percentage Chance of Winning |
| Chance of Winning |
Projected Winning
Team |
Chance of Losing |
Projected Losing Team |
| 85% |
Sanger |
15% |
Lovejoy |
| 60% |
Nevada Community |
40% |
Melissa |
| 85% |
Crandall |
15% |
Princeton |
| 51% |
Mineola |
49% |
Quinlan Ford |
| 75% |
Farmersville |
25% |
Winnsboro |
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% Chance of Making the Playoffs |
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Team |
| 75% |
Farmersville |
| 70% |
Emory Rains |
| 55% |
Nevada Community |
| 45% |
Quinlan Ford |
| 20% |
Princeton |
| 10% |
Lovejoy |
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| Projected Playoff Seeding |
Official Non-District
Standings |
| D1 Emory Rains |
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| D2 #1 Farmersville |
Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
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| D2 #2 Nevada Community |
Farmersville |
0 |
0 |
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Emory Rains |
0 |
0 |
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Nevada Community |
0 |
0 |
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| Projected 1st Round Playoffs |
Quinlan Ford |
0 |
0 |
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| Division I Playoffs |
Princeton |
0 |
0 |
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Lovejoy |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
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| Wills Point |
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Official District
Standings |
| Division II Playoffs |
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| Farmersville |
Team Name |
Wins |
Losses |
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Farmersville |
0 |
0 |
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| Van |
Emory Rains |
0 |
0 |
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Nevada Community |
0 |
0 |
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Quinlan Ford |
0 |
0 |
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Princeton |
0 |
0 |
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Lovejoy |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
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Last Week's Results |
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| Peaking at
bi-district |
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UIL Realignment Numbers |
| 14-3A
should be a battle between Canton and Van, but I expect Wills Point and
Mineola to be in a battle for third.
You could see several different tie breaker scenarios play out, one
team not mentioned worth watching is Eustace. The Bulldogs could be poised to
be the surprise team out East this year! |
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1. Lovejoy 848
2. Quinlan Ford 815
3. Princeton 769
4. Emory Rains 485
5. Nevada Community 478
6. Farmersville 460
*The top team in the district will advance to the Division 1 playoffs |
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Looking Ahead to Next Weeks Action |
| Prosper at Farmersville Emory Rains at Gilmer Lovejoy at Melissa Caddo Mills at Nevada Community Pottsboro at Princeton Van Alstyne at Quinlan Ford |
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